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To leave money for cleaner for buyers?

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Shahlalala · 06/04/2019 10:29

I’m not going to leave a mess! I will vacuum and do all sides and cupboards, but i’m Going to struggle to get it to an amazing standard with a 4 year old and I’m 22 weeks pregnant too (not that big I know but the whole move is exhausting me).
Would it be a CF thing to say I know it’s not immaculate, but here’s £50 towards a cleaner coming in?
They are re-doing the kitchen and redecorating other bits so it will need a clean after that anyway....

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IamPickleRick · 06/04/2019 14:24

Totally normal to leave it clean enough. Doesn’t have to be immaculate because you clean your new house when you get there anyway! I left mine clean but not sparkling. It needed work doing to it and the buyers knew that, they weren’t expecting immaculate.

Alsohuman · 06/04/2019 14:27

How many houses would be “minging” if they just walked out of the door? Mine’s kept clean.

Mememeplease · 06/04/2019 14:32

Apart from a bit of dust behind hard to move furniture and general dust from stuff being moved around, there isn't really a lot more to do than your normal basic clean if you have reasonable standards normally.

PCohle · 06/04/2019 14:35

Vapour, I didn't want to assume the OP had a partner or was straight.

acciocat · 06/04/2019 14:37

Vapour- I assumed that if there was a partner around who could clean the OP would have mentioned that. And I don’t think any of us have assumed professional cleaners would be female. Most of our local deep clean people are men!

vapourtrail · 06/04/2019 15:04

Fair enough, I didn't mean it as a criticism of anyone, just as a reflection that on the whole, cleaning is still seen as woman's work. Reading through the replies I think that there were some references to a female cleaner ie she could start at the top of the house following the removal men downstairs, and also someone who bought a house which wasn't clean said she (the old owner) must have assumed they were going to do renovations. Plus as the OP is pregnant, it wouldn't be a totally crazy assumption that there was a partner around, although obviously not a given. As I said, I don't mean it as a criticism to anyone, just that I think that we as a society, and I include myself in that, even if just subliminally, still think that cleaning and the cleanliness of a house is a reflection of a woman. And it is still women who are judged by how clean their house is regardless of how many other people live there.

woodhill · 06/04/2019 15:06

I left ours very clean but moved into a dirty, greasy house. I would still clean it when we move.

WaxOnFeckOff · 06/04/2019 15:08

That is true vapour. I'm as guilty as anyone which is strange given that DH was a stay at home parent at the time of our last move and also did the majority of the housework!

My standard of leaving the house for someone else is higher than my living in the house level of cleaning. Over the years, I think DHs standards have gone down and mine have gone up though.

Ginger1982 · 06/04/2019 15:14

When we moved, I already had a cleaner booked for our new house weeks in advance. Even if the sellers had cleaned (which I doubt) I still would have wanted to get someone in to do it. I cleaned my old house before I left (cleaned toilets, hoovered, swept floors etc) but if the buyers wanted it professionally cleaned on top of that, that was up to them.

insancerre · 06/04/2019 15:44

Of course they do - how disgusting to move out leaving your house in a minging state. I'm glad I didn't buy from you

If you bought a house from me you would get a very clean house
Of the 15 times we’ve moved, 10 were from married quarters
You have no idea of what clean is until your cleaning has been inspected by the families officer wearing his white gloves
They will check every nook and cranny, including inside all the drawers
I still don’t think you need to go overboard though and do a professional deep clean
Doesn’t mean I live in squalor it would leave a house in a state

Backseatonthebus · 06/04/2019 15:58

I've always left a house spotlessly clean. It's so lovely to move your stuff into a property that doesn't need any cleaning, it's one less thing to do. It's a kind thing to do, and I think 'kind' is very underrated.

Alsohuman · 06/04/2019 16:02

One of the most disheartening things ever was moving from a house where my mum and I cleaned everything, including inside all the cupboards and drawers, to the new one where I had to start all over again. And Mum over 100 miles away. 😢

strathmore · 06/04/2019 16:13

I had 4 cleaners doing my house as I moved out, so 12 house in total between our van leaving and handing over the keys. Why wouldn't you?

The buyer was heavily pregnant.

At our new house they also had the cleaners in as we arrived.

strathmore · 06/04/2019 16:14

12 hours of cleaning in total

AlexaAmbidextra · 06/04/2019 16:21

The deep clean I paid for was three men for four hours so twelve hours in total. They did an amazing job. I had to laugh as when I went round to check it when they had finished they made me put on plastic overshoes before I went in! 😄. Don’t blame them really.

Purplecatshopaholic · 06/04/2019 16:23

When I moved I did the necessary - hoovered, cleaned kitchen and bathrooms. Nothing more. If they wanted more done they could do it themselves. Deep clean for a house you are leaving? Madness! Didnt clean the oven - dont faint people - and I couldnt care!

GreatDuckCookery · 06/04/2019 16:25

If I moved out of my house tomorrow it would only need vacuuming, surfaces wiped down, shower given a quick clean. Not hours and hours of cleaning. If you keep on top of your houses or already have a cleaner, surely there’s no need to go overboard?

NewPapaGuinea · 06/04/2019 16:44

Wouldn’t bother as no doubt you’ll be also cleaning your next house. As long as it’s been hoovered, dusted and rubbish thrown out.

Gwenhwyfar · 06/04/2019 17:44

"How many houses would be “minging” if they just walked out of the door? Mine’s kept clean."

Not all houses are like MN houses.
I think most ovens that are not new would be minging if not just been cleaned.
Behind the fridge would probably be disgusting.
You'd probably find a layer of dust on top of things - not a problem if everything has been moved away I suppose.
I wouldn't be surprised to see cobwebs in the corners in some houses.
I wouldn't expect behind the toilet to be clean.
Mirrors are often not clean.
Windows I wouldn't blame anyone for, you can wash them one day then it rains the next and leaves them dirty.
I use cheap hotels a lot and they're often dirty. Hairs in the bathrooms, smelly toilets, dusty lamp shades. These things are very common.

Mymycherrypie · 06/04/2019 20:32

Gwenhwyfar, all those things are covered in a standard clean though (or at least in mine!) I don’t think OP would move the fridge on move day, look at the dust and think yeah that looks alright.

I wiped all my cupboards down but didn’t give them the kind of clean I would give the cupboards in the house I was moving to. Same for the floors. There was nothing to dust as it had all moved out and no mirrors to wipe either. A cleaner would give it a proper thorough scrub that the new owner will probably do anyway, so why waste the money on oh.

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Shahlalala · 06/04/2019 22:16

Blimey, I didn’t expect so many replies.

The only reason DH is out of the final clean equation is because we are moving 6 hours away and he will be heading sharpish with the removal people to assist at the other end (didn’t pay crazy money for the full on pack and move). I can assure you he has done his fair share (actually much more cleaning and packing than me so far).

Pretty sure this has been covered, but for those who keep implying it, my house is not a tip, there is more mess than usual because of the packing. I just assumed like with rentals you go beyond the usual level of clean, I don’t keep my house constantly at the standard of clean you need to get a full deposit back from rentals!

I know they are taking the kitchen out and decorating as they have had them round measuring and have all the stuff ready to go. They want to be in quicker to renovate prior to moving anything in, which has made it harder as we are limited on time (but are relocating so it’s for the best it sells quickly).

Thanks for all the replies. I will make sure it’s clean and if anything delays or stops this I will book cleaners rather than leave payment.

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Alsohuman · 06/04/2019 22:22

Personally I think people who have the house they’re leaving professionally cleaned are bonkers. As are those who agree to having it written into the contract.

MidniteScribbler · 06/04/2019 22:44

Of course people should leave the property in a fit state to move into. The last house I bought, the dirty fuckers left pubic hair in the shower. And a note saying 'oh sorry it's not clean, there was only DH, myself and MIL'. Oh, but its ok that it's just me and 2 year old DS left to clean up your shit, you dirty pigs. Needless to say, when they came knocking for their mail because they didn't want to pay for a redirection, I was quite happy to tell them to fuck off and that I'd already sent everything back, they shot themselves in the foot on that one.

GreatDuckCookery · 06/04/2019 22:45

What? DH isn’t a lazy good for nothing arsehole OP? How disappointing.

Good luck with the move

JuniorAsparagus · 06/04/2019 22:50

Purple cat are you the person we bought from then? The oven was rank and we had to have it professionally cleaned.
As someone said above 'kind is underrated'.

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